High quality cyperus rotundus

Perennial plant. Stoloniferous rhizome slender, partially hypertrophic to fusiform sometimes several connected. Stem erect, triangular. Leaves clustered at base of stem, leaf sheath enclosed above, LEAF BLADE NARROW LINEAR, 20 ~ 60 cm long, 2 ~ 5 mm wide, apex pointed, entire, with parallel veins, main veins raised abaxially, hard; inflorescence compound spike, 3 ~ 6 in Apex arranged in umbrella-shaped, Basal involucral bracts 2 ~ 4 blade-like, spikelets broadly linear, slightly flattened, 1-3 cm long, 1.5 mm wide; glumes 2, closely arranged, ovate to oblong-ovate, 3 mm long, membranous, purplish red on both sides, several veined; each bearing 1 flower, Stamens 3, anther linear; Stigma 3, filamentous. Nutlets oblong-obovate, trigonous. Flowering period 6 ~ 8 months. FRUIT PERIOD 7 ~ 11 months.

Cyperus tuber is the rhizome of Cyperaceae. The sedge perennial plant grows on hillside meadows, on arable land, and in wet places along roadsides. Distributed in east China, China-South Africa, southwest and Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Taiwan and other places. In Spring and autumn, picking roots, catching fire to roots, drying. The rhizome of Cyperus Rotundus is fusiform, 2 to 3.5 cm long and 0.5 to 1 cm in diameter. Surface Tan or dark brown, there are irregular longitudinal wrinkles, and there are obvious and raised 6 to 10 links. There are numerous dark brown hairs and fibrous root scars on the nodes, with fine longitudinal ridges. Hard texture, by cooking cross-section Cutin, Brown yellow or brown red; raw flour, similar white, endodermis ring obvious, deep column color, dot-like vascular bundle scattered, smell, taste slightly bitter. A large, solid, brown color, aroma is preferred.

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